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Posted By: leland Australia fires - 02/09/09 01:41 AM
Just dropping a note with thoughts and prayers.

I'm sure I'm not alone in Hoping our colleagues from 'down under' are safe and secure.
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Australia fires - 02/09/09 03:11 PM
Ditto!
Hope all is well
Posted By: wa2ise Re: Australia fires - 02/10/09 04:33 AM
Something like 170 lives have been lost. 5000 now homeless.

Extra thoughts and prayers...
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Australia fires - 02/12/09 06:35 PM
Just received info that Trumpy (Mike) is being sent to Australia for the fire situation.

All please join in with wishing Mike a safe tour, and a safe return

Good Luck, Mike
Stay safe

Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Australia fires - 02/12/09 08:44 PM
Just went to BBC website for news of this tragedy.
Destruction is widespread.

http:\\news.bbc.asia-pacific

Look for the video & slideshow

Posted By: Retired_Helper Re: Australia fires - 02/12/09 08:50 PM
John:

I think this link might be a little more direct:

BBC Asia-Pacific

Also, BBC news doesn't use the "www".
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Australia fires - 02/12/09 10:55 PM
Thank you Sir!!
I think I have it right, now. I never professed to be a computer guru, but I'm learning here!
Posted By: Retired_Helper Re: Australia fires - 02/13/09 12:37 AM
Originally Posted by HotLine1
...I'm learning here!

That's why I come here! smile
Posted By: Trumpy Re: Australia fires - 03/06/09 09:09 AM
Well,
What can I say?
I've just come back from over the ditch and I've slept for 22 hours straight.
You will never see devastation like this and on a scale like this, like I have recently seen,first hand.
200 people dead, quite a few more un-accounted for and at least 10,000 homeless.
These fires are still burning and they will continue to burn.
Bush-fires in Aussie are a naturally occurring thing, lightning often starts them, the nuisance factor started when people built houses amongst bush areas.

I went over there as a Fire-fighting Chopper pilot and to be honest, I won't be flying a chopper again anytime soon, it was just too hard on the grey matter, flying by instruments and radio messages through smoke most of the time.
Posted By: sparky Re: Australia fires - 03/06/09 11:33 AM
our thoughts are with you folk Trumpy.....~S~
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